Satyananda Yoga

Through the practice of yoga, the tensions are removed and the stage dawns where there is an end to this eternal struggle within.  This is the stage of sublime equanimity. 
Swami Satyananda Saraswati

People are attracted to yoga for many reasons.  These reasons go beyond the desire to stretch or become flexible.  Some people may need relief from a physical, mental or emotional problem.  Others may need to learn how to relax or be seeking a spiritual experience.

Whatever the reasons are, practicing yoga has many benefits.  Once you begin your yoga journey you will discover that yoga has the capacity to expand the consciousness and transform your entire being.

Elements of a Satyananda Yoga Class

Asana - to strength, stretch and bring vitality to the whole body; performed with meditative awareness and adapted to personal ability.

Pranayama - working with the breath to awaken, balance and expand the reserves of pana (life force) and induce a profound sense of mental poise.

Satyananda Yoga Nidra - a simple but profoundly deep meditation which systematically relaxes every layer of our complex being.

Meditation - to expand awareness and develop the serenity and focus needed to ride the waves of life and dive more deeply into our inner nature.

The Satyananda Style

The Satyananda style of yoga combines the above elements and binds them with yogic principles which add to the unique flavour of Satyananda Yoga classes.

Students practise at their own pace, with a meditative awareness which is focused on their own experience.  This focus on personal experience in turn develops an awareness of one's own actions and reactions and leads to an unfolding of deeper aspects of the personality.  Teachers encourage a relaxed attitude which is essential to release tension and stress and to restore energy, focus and willpower.  Emphasis is placed on systematic and safe teaching methods which adapt practices to suit the many shapes, sizes and abilities that make up the population. 

As an integral yoga, Satyananda Yoga utilises different branches of yoga in its classes.  In doing so, all types of personalities can find a yoga practice that suits them.  Satyananda Yoga provides practical tools for living that are accessible and available to all.  Everyone is welcome in a Satyananda Yoga class.

Unique to Satyananda Yoga are its two residential ashrams at Mangrove and Rocklyn, which offer an experience of yoga beyond the mat.  The ashrams offer the opportunity to delve further into the world of yoga as a lifestyle.

Satyananda Yoga in the Community

Satyananda teachers can be found throught Australiasia.  All teachers are accredited through the Satyananda Yoga Academy, have undergone a thorough training program and many hold the Diploma of Satyananda Yoga Teaching. Accessibility being a fundamental aspect of Satyananda Yoga, you will find regular classes offered throughout the community with a specialised focus including pre-natal classes, yoga in the work place and yoga for seniors.

The vision of empowering and uplifting others through yoga led Swami Satyananda to frequently teach yoga classes in Indian prisons and social institutions.  His personal example continues to inspire Satyananda Yoga teachers today, resulting in classes being taught, often on a voluntary basis, in hospitals, prisons, rehabilitation centres and community projects.

Satyananda Yoga around the World

Swami Satyananda took his sytem of yoga to every continent of the world where it has flourished.  For affiliated Satyananda Yoga Teachers around Australiasia and North America and for international teacher details please click here.